[KHD] Enchanted Set

[TV-Sims] Tavern Set №2

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Updated Decrap Store Fixes

This is a continuation of the fixes for decrapified store content. To Install, extract the files to Mods\Overrides. If you have the ContentPatch file in your Overrides folder, delete it.

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Resolved issues: Fixed the never-ending loading screen after using the buyDebug cheat, removed duplicates and blank tiles in build/buy mode and CAS.

Fixes Included:

Decrap Store Fixes by KT, notouching, Capitaine Marie, and Clara.

KT’s fixes for the Edwardian Kitchen countertop and the Infinite Flow Hot Tub.

Nona’s complete ccmerged.package file.

Decrapped EA’s ContentPatch v2.2 (without CASP and OBJD patches).

Fixes for the Happiest Dunk Tank Hot Tub, Tropical Fountain, and Faire Frog Fountain by sydserious.

Stencil fixes by MrHawk and Bily_jednorozec (provided in the userPresets file as custom presets).

Fixes for snow thickness on fences in winter.

Non-Decrapified Store Content

As an alternative, you may consider using my non-decrapified conversions of store content into package files that do not require the fixes above. EA patches and other important fixes have already been applied. Keep in mind that all decrapified store items in your saves and lots will be replaced with base game items after switching to non-decrapified store content.

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The instructions and notes are provided in the ReadMe.

Converted to DBPF2 and extracted using Pescado's Recompressor tool, Sims3Pack CommandLine Extractor by MarkJS and S3PackageViewer by AnriRS, merged using g0kur's Sims 3 Mod Organizer.

Fixes applied:

EA’s ContentPatch v2.2.

Updated ITUN & XML resources from the GameplayData.package.

Nona’s ccmerged file resources.

KT’s Store Fixes.

Stencil/texture fixes by Clara, KT, Havelock, HugeLunatic.

Categorization fixes for build/buy and CAS items.

Fixes for snow thickness on fences in winter.

All Baker's Station recipes are available without installing additional premium content via the launcher.

The Black Armored Dragon can hatch without installing the Duke of Bows Renaissance Faire Venue via the launcher.

146 conversions from some of kativip’s legend series sets. In sculptures for §0.

They were made for my legacy so they’re lazy and a bit shit, the main issue being that half of them have a redundant menu for lighting options ingame 🤷 I figured someone might get some use of them so they’re being uploaded as is, feel free to change/edit what you need.

You can download everything merged or separately with shitty previews, or I’ve split them into two styles if you’re just into half.

eta: gamergirlbones has kindly made a collection file which has been added to the main downloads folder.

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A new custom career from Lost Pantheon!

Lost Pantheon mod notes

Introduction:

This mod adds a new custom career to the game: the Factory Worker. Many players, including myself, lament the lack of “blue collar” careers in The Sims games so this mod is intended to give players a generic “blue collar” career to provide employment for their town.

Looking for employment? Then look no further than a career with Industrial Systems, the biggest employer of industrial workers throughout SimNation! Beginning with a humble single factory in Twinbrook, Industrial Systems has grown into a nation-wide corporation with factories spread across every major metropolitan area, employing hundreds of thousands of people in a capitalistic juggernaut that boasts record profits and passes almost none of it onto our workforce. We offer our employees a competitive… well, almost competitive salary. Our lawyers assure us that it’s at least above the legal minimum we can pay, anyways. So come and work for Industrial Systems! We’ll hire you even if you don’t have any qualifications, just show a willingness to get to work and don’t ask any questions about our company’s Health Insurance! (Hint: There isn’t any) If you work hard enough on the production line, you too may even reach managerial level. You won’t be running the company, but…uhm, you can wear a suit?

 Rabbithole:

The Factory Worker career is situated in the Science Lab rabbithole. Although the obvious choice seemed to be to put the career in the Abandoned Warehouse, this didn’t really sit right with me since the Abandoned Warehouses in the Sims 3 are where criminals go to work, and the Science Lab feels much more like the kind of industrial-style building where large-scale factory work would take place. Nevertheless, I’ve included an Abandoned Warehouse version if you would prefer to use it. Just note that the Warehouse version may still refer to the Science Lab at times. 

Work Tones:

Business as Usual

Study hard in the library (Work Hard)

Relax in other Factory Workers

Hang Out with Co-Workers

Fix Broken Machinery (Increases Handiness skill)

JOB LEVELS – FACTORY WORKER:

Level 1: Factory Assembly Line Worker $17 per hour - Mon, Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri

Level 2: Factory Assembly Line Box Packer $26 per hour - Mon, Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri

Level 3: Factory Night Security Guard $42 per hour - Mon, Tue,Wed,Thur

JOB LEVELS - MANAGEMENT BRANCH:

These levels branch off from Level 3 of the “Factory Worker” Branch Level 4: Administrative Staff $49 per hour - Mon, Tue,Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Level 5: Assembly Line Manager $72 per hour - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri

Level 6: Factory Manager $90 per hour - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri

JOB LEVELS - ENGINEERING BRANCH:

These levels branch off from Level 3 of the “Factory Worker” Branch Level 4: Technician $52 per hour - Mon, Tue,Wed, Thur

Level 5: Engineer $70 per hour - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri Level 6: Head Engineer $90 per hour - Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri

This career branches once after level three, where you can go into either the Management or Engineering branch. The career has six levels, since it isn’t the career for the most ambitious or corporate-ladder-climbing Sims. Initially, the career focuses on the Handiness skill. The Management path will also require Charisma, while the Engineering path will require Inventing. This career has its own uniforms and an array of different opportunities, some of which depend on which career branch you choose. Read more and download from MTS!

ROCK FESTIVAL STAGE (MINIMAL CC)

It’s almost time for Simstock again! Horrendously-pricey tickets have been purchased, wellies have been packed, phones charged, and anxious parents’ questions eyerolled at. It’s time to rock out! \m/

This is a 64x64 lot with minimal CC. EA content may come from any EP or SP (I honestly didn’t note everything down, but there’s a lot of stuff from Showtime, Ambitions, Late Night, etc).

REQUIRED CC - This CC is NOT included with the build. You MUST download and install it prior to installing this lot.

Around The Sims - Stuff for Summer Festivals

Around The Sims - Guitar Player’s Den

HA2D - Microphone Set

CycloneSue - Flat Cement Roof Trim

CycloneSue - Barbed & Chickenwire Fences

There is one other item (a column by LunaSims) which I have included in the .zip file. This is mainly because Luna’s download locations move quite frequently, and I didn’t want to keep coming back to this post and updating it!

This lot has not been play-tested, as it was built primarily as a photoshoot location. Be warned: a lot of MOO was used! It should be mostly fine, though.

I’ve also included a notecard containing useful info for concert photoshoots, such as:

Where to get guitar, bass, and hand mic accessories

Suggested poses

Link to a crowd tutorial using the BuyDebug fog emitter

The lot has been optimised in CUSTARD and comes in at 3.38MB.

Download: Mediafire (no ad.fly)

Some tips for The Sims 3 Buy/Build

Install LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch to alleviate lag, esp in Buy/Build and CAS.

Keep your CC merged and organized, esp your patterns, this will also alleviate a lotta lag across all modes.

When building on community lots, or any lot rlly, avoid going to the edit world menu, and just put testingcheats enabled into the cheat window, then shift+click the ground of the lot to enter Buy/Build mode. This makes leaving it to save a lot easier, with less “preparing” screens to possibly get hung up in.

Lower your settings, you don’t need any adjacent lots loaded, and you certainly don’t need super water on either. You can always switch these back on when you’re done.

While you’re at it, remove your HQ mod, and turn off your Reshade/Gshade preset, or at least turn off your depth shaders. I only ever turn on my depth shaders when I’m taking screenshots for better fps while playing. The DoF shader esp requires a lotta resources your game could be using to simulate all those 78 townie sims instead.

Save as… vs Save, I Save as… at least every third save. It’s also just good habit to keep backups.

When using the CASt tool, set down everything you plan to CASt first, then switch to a category like the wall tool to avoid eventual lag and drag when using it a lot. Love yourself. You don’t have to suffer using CASt tool in an overpopulated category like misc deco.

Utilize the clone option through testing cheats to duplicate already CASted objects, it’ll keep your design just like the dropper tool, but it’s a lot less time consuming, I promise.

Don’t be afraid to use the swatch save tool for objects you use often, esp community lot objects, as it helps to keep your aesthetic consistent. I also keep all of my favorite streetlamps, benches, and public trash bins etc in a convenient custom collection folder to speed up the process of doing multiple lots in one sitting. These handy tools are there, use them.

The issue with custom counters. They mess up sometimes, if you can’t recolor it suddenly, here’s how to fix that. Now if you can’t place down a cupboard suddenly, even though nothing’s in the way, and you’ve got moveobjects on activated, try putting it on the wall a tile over, and then try adding it to your desired spot again. Lastly if you set down counters or cupboards at a corner, and it messes up the textures, but you can still recolor it, you could do what the video I linked above does, or you could simply pull out the CASt tool, and switch it back to any of its original swatches and click the check, then feel free to recolor it as you want.

Railings will also do the “can’t recolor” trick too, but this is a simple fix, just delete it, and replace it, and you’re good.

“Oh no, I switched between buy and build mode, and now my catalogue won’t load, and I can’t click on anything at all!” Don’t panic, hit F2 and/or F3 on your keyboard, these are shortcuts for switching between them, and if you’re lucky it’ll load properly again. Should you get the bug where you load a category and it’s somehow empty, don’t fret, just click on a different category and this should fix it. Then if you get the bug where all the objects you put down disappear suddenly, sorry your game is haunted. Call an exorcist, or just reload, they might reappear if you do.

Tbh, if you run into any kind of major bugs, it’s likely a sign to either save immediately or just restart your game. These only ever show up when you’ve been at it a while ( at least for me ), therefore starting fresh wouldn’t hurt. Probably also wouldn’t hurt to check whether you might’ve installed something the game didn’t agree with by running Dashboard, or put it through the ol’ Save Cleaner.

Honorable Mention: Keep an eye on the texture sizes and poly counts of objects. I know it’s tempting to build these ultra hyperrealistic lots with clutter at every inch, but unless you’re just doing it for screenshots, or for your story, or using it very sparingly, it is not by any means recommended purely for gameplay. This is just the truth when it comes to any Sims game. You don’t want lag, or max memory crashes, or save errors? The Sims 3 is a 32bit game, that’s almost old enough to drive, be easy on it.

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IN3S Piercings

I was digging around my external hard drive and found my downloads folders for sims 3 from waaaaayyy back, like years ago when I first tried the game but didn’t like it and went back to playing sims 2. IN3S had a mega folder for their downloads but it no longer exists so I thought I’d pack up a few things I have of theirs and put them up for download for those who never got the chance to snatch them before they disappeared.

Here are all the piercings I have from them. Some piercings have doubles because this was before “multiple accessories per location” existed and they are categorized as different accessories. ^^

I take no credit whatsoever for this download, all credit belongs to IN3S. I just clicked a few things (I mean, I spend more time drawing those cats than making this download ^^).

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Once upon a time a girl downloaded the beautiful Palace Luna from Arda Sims, then she went on the hunt to find the LunaSims CC that it required. She found it, but little she knew that part of it was broken and that it would cause a lot of lag in her game...

Sooo... what was causing the lag was that the walls pictured above had all the four recolourable channels enabled, when in fact the mask had only one! I fixed it with Texture Tweaker and no more lag!

Since I thought that it might be useful to someone else, here it is for download.

Download: Sim File Share

Credits: All to LunaSims Lulamai, I just fixed it ^^

Writing Tips Master Post

Edit: Some posts may be deleted

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Character Voices

Creating Distinct Characters

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Building Tension

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative:

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

How To Name Fantasy Places

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

1000 Follower Post

2000 Follower Poll

Writing Fantasy